αγνώμων

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Greek

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Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ἀγνώμων (agnṓmōn, opinionless, lacking any judgement, hard-hearted,), from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, un-) (α- (a-) privative) + γνώμη (gnṓmē, opinion, counsel). Semantic loan from French ingrat. Also substantivised.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɣno.mon/
  • Hyphenation: α‧γνώ‧μων

Adjective

αγνώμων (agnómonm (feminine αγνώμων, neuter αγνώμον)

  1. ungrateful (not thankful)
    Αν και του έδωσαν αύξηση μισθού, ήταν εντελώς αγνώμων.
    An kai tou édosan áfxisi misthoú, ítan entelós agnómon.
    Even though they gave him a pay rise, he was completely ungrateful.

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Noun

αγνώμων (agnómonm or f (plural αγνώμονες)

  1. ingrate (ungrateful person)

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References

  1. ^ αγνώμων, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

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